Question regarding Express Entry PR eligibility

[Bikkilicious]

Hi All,

I am currently working as Administrative Assistant and my work anniversary is in February 10, 2026.

Questions:
1) Am I eligible for Express Entry after finishing my 1 year of work?
2) Can I travel to India before February 10, 2026?
3) I have been to Indonesia for a week in September, 2025 and planning to go to India in Jan ending or February 2026. I wanna know if I can travel and still be eligible for PR?
4) Or would you suggest me to travel after Feb 10, 2026 as I would be completing my 1 year work and eligible for PR?

 

[Naturgrl]

Hi All,

I am currently working as Administrative Assistant and my work anniversary is in February 10, 2026.

Questions:
1) Am I eligible for Express Entry after finishing my 1 year of work?
2) Can I travel to India before February 10, 2026?
3) I have been to Indonesia for a week in September, 2025 and planning to go to India in Jan ending or February 2026. I wanna know if I can travel and still be eligible for PR?
4) Or would you suggest me to travel after Feb 10, 2026 as I would be completing my 1 year work and eligible for PR?

1. Don't know because you need to see if your profile is eligible.
2. So you will have a year of Canadian work experience or not?
3. See if profile is eligible.
4. Not sure what travel has to do with eligibility.

 

[Whofears]

Hi All,

I am currently working as Administrative Assistant and my work anniversary is in February 10, 2026.

Questions:
1) Am I eligible for Express Entry after finishing my 1 year of work?
2) Can I travel to India before February 10, 2026?
3) I have been to Indonesia for a week in September, 2025 and planning to go to India in Jan ending or February 2026. I wanna know if I can travel and still be eligible for PR?
4) Or would you suggest me to travel after Feb 10, 2026 as I would be completing my 1 year work and eligible for PR?

You’ll be eligible for Express Entry (Canadian Experience Class) once you complete 12 months (1,560 hours) of full-time skilled work experience in Canada. If your start date was Feb 10 2025, your eligibility begins Feb 10 2026, provided your job is under NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Travel before Feb 10 2026: Short trips (like vacations) don’t break your experience, as long as your employment continues and you remain on payroll or authorized leave. Your week in Indonesia and a short India trip are fine.
For a smoother application, it’s often easier to travel after Feb 10 2026, once you’ve hit the full one-year mark and gathered all your documents.

So yes, you can travel before then, but ensure your total paid work equals at least one continuous year when you apply.

 

[Bikkilicious]

You’ll be eligible for Express Entry (Canadian Experience Class) once you complete 12 months (1,560 hours) of full-time skilled work experience in Canada. If your start date was Feb 10 2025, your eligibility begins Feb 10 2026, provided your job is under NOC TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
Travel before Feb 10 2026: Short trips (like vacations) don’t break your experience, as long as your employment continues and you remain on payroll or authorized leave. Your week in Indonesia and a short India trip are fine.
For a smoother application, it’s often easier to travel after Feb 10 2026, once you’ve hit the full one-year mark and gathered all your documents.

So yes, you can travel before then, but ensure your total paid work equals at least one continuous year when you apply.

Thank you!
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